CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SCREEN NSW

Courtney Gibson is the CEO of Screen NSW, the funding body which serves the state that’s home to 60% of Australia’s screen production companies. On her first day in the CEO role, the agency introduced the 50:50 by 2020 Gender Target across all the agency’s funding programs. Enhancing participation in the production sector by practitioners from under-represented groups is a cornerstone of the Screen NSW Strategic Plan 2015-18.

A senior Australian media executive with a background in TV commissioning and production, Courtney has served in roles including Executive Head of Content Creation at ABC TV, Head of Arts, Entertainment and Comedy at ABC TV, Programming Production Executive at the Nine Network, Director of Programmes at Endemol Australia and Commissioning Editor in Documentary at SBS TV.